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Sanctuary

Other versions of Sanctuary: all 2 versions · #463105

Sanctuary was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Grants the wielder 13 Defense, 300 Armor, 30 Attack Power, and 36 additional Attack Power against Dragonkin for 10 sec.", buff text now says "Armor increased by 300, Defense increased by 13, Attack Power increased by 30, and Attack Power against Dragonkin increased by 36." and drops "Defense increased by 13." Instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of a Sword item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Sanctuary tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026
Sanctuary
Physical school
Instant
Requires level 60
When active, grants the wielder 13 defense and 300 armor for 10 sec.
Armor increased by 300. Defense increased by 13.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Sanctuary
Physical school
Instant
Changed: Grants the wielder 13 Defense, 300 Armor, 30 Attack Power, and 36 additional Attack Power against Dragonkin for 10 sec.
Changed: Armor increased by 300, Defense increased by 13, Attack Power increased by 30, and Attack Power against Dragonkin increased by 36.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column
Field Classic Era Forever
auraDescription Armor increased by $s2. Defense increased by $s1. Armor increased by $s2, Defense increased by $s1, Attack Power increased by $s3, and Attack Power against Dragonkin increased by $s4.
baseLevel 60 0
description When active, grants the wielder $s1 defense and $s2 armor for $d. Grants the wielder $s1 Defense, $s2 Armor, $s3 Attack Power, and $s4 additional Attack Power against Dragonkin for $d.
effects [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 30, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 12, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 95, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 299, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ] [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 30, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 13, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 95, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 674, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 300, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 99, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 30, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 102, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 36, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 2, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Sanctuary changes between Forever builds

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Sanctuary

Was Sanctuary nerfed in WoW Forever?

Sanctuary is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Grants the wielder 13 Defense, 300 Armor, 30 Attack Power, and 36 additional Attack Power against Dragonkin for 10 sec.", buff text now says "Armor increased by 300, Defense increased by 13, Attack Power increased by 30, and Attack Power against Dragonkin increased by 36." and drops "Defense increased by 13."

What changed for Sanctuary in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip now says "Grants the wielder 13 Defense, 300 Armor, 30 Attack Power, and 36 additional Attack Power against Dragonkin for 10 sec.", buff text now says "Armor increased by 300, Defense increased by 13, Attack Power increased by 30, and Attack Power against Dragonkin increased by 36." and drops "Defense increased by 13." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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